Patrick Hunter Jobson was a consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon at Guildford. He was born in Ilford, Essex, on 19 December 1913, the son of Thomas Battersby Jobson MD, a consultant otolaryngologist, and Muriel Catherine Dorothea née Maconechy, whose father was a clergyman. Jobson was a direct de

John Jenkins was born on 19 October 1915. He trained at Guy's where he became house surgeon in ENT and then moved to Cardiff where he took up the post of senior registrar in ENT to the Cardiff Royal Infirmary. He became consultant ENT surgeon to the Leicester Royal Infirmary and was a Fellow of the

Byomkes Mitra, known to all as 'Sona', was a former consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon at Crawley and Redhill Hospitals. He was born on 1 June 1931 into a landowning family in Suri, West Bengal. His father, Barunish Mitra, was a general practitioner and eye specialist who carried out ophthalmic

Rodney Vincent Tracy Forster was an ear, nose and throat surgeon in Southport and Sefton. He was born on 28 October 1918 in Warrington. He was the son of Louis Edward Tracy Forster and Helen Gertrude née Berry. His mother's father was a well-known general practitioner surgeon in Wigan. Tracy Forster

Granville Freeman was a consultant ENT surgeon at Lancaster, Kendal and Morecambe Hospitals. Born in 1922, he was educated at Bedford Grammar School and Uppingham, where he was house captain. He read medicine at Oxford and completed house jobs at the Radcliffe Infirmary. He did his National Service

Bindiganavale Srinivas Srinivas Acharaya was a consultant ENT surgeon at Ashford Hospital, Middlesex. Born on 12 April 1910 in Ahmadnagar, India, he was the son of Bindiganavale Garuda Srinivas, an ophthalmologist, and his wife Rajamma. Educated at the London Mission High School in Bangalore, he the

Alan Peter Ardouin was a consultant ENT surgeon at Kent and Canterbury Hospital. Born on 6 October 1930 in London, he was the second son of Herbert Charles Ardouin LDS, RCS, a dental surgeon and his wife Joyce Marion née Edmett. He was educated at Franklin House School in London, Vermont Academy in

Somnath Jaivant Gudé was a consultant ENT surgeon at Burnley General Hospital. Born in Goa on 27 September 1929, he was the son of Jaivent Ganesh Gudé, a postmaster, and his wife Laxmibai Naik. In Goa he attended Liceu Nacional Panjim and the Popular High School Margao before moving to Wilson Colleg

Alan Bowen-Davies was born on 26 July 1907 and educated at Harrow School (Headmaster's House) and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He was chief clinical assistant, registrar and house surgeon to the ENT department at Guy's Hospital. He qualified MA MB BCh in 1933 and passed the Fellowship in 1936. Durin

Abhayakumar Gulabchand Gandhi (known as 'Arun') was a consultant ENT surgeon at St James's and Seacroft University hospitals, Leeds, and an honorary senior lecturer in otorhinolaryngology at the University of Leeds. He qualified MB BS from Bombay in 1959 and then worked in villages in Karnataka and

George Caiger was born on 26 April 1896, at Jacobstal, Orange Free State. His father, Herbert Caiger, FRCS, had been an ophthalmic surgeon in the UK and was practising in Burghersdorp. George was the eldest child of Herbert and his wife Mary Jane, nee Heritage. He grew up in Burghersdorp, and went t

Huw Morus Jones was born at Abererch, Pwllheli, North Wales, on 8 September 1917, the eldest son of David Morris Jones, professor of philosophy and religion at University College, Aberystwyth, and Ester Ann, née Williams. His early education was at Swansea Grammar School and University College, Aber